towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
corporate drone; corporate slave
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to put someone to work; to make someone work
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
large number (of); many; majority
by means of; due to; because of; according to
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
very popular; highly favoured
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
incessant working; working non-stop
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one person; another name; nickname; alias
sorry; excuse me; thank you
counter seat; seat at the counter
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
close to the wall; alongside the wall
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
that's the way it is; such is life
already; now; no longer; not any more